Definition of "powerbrokers" [powerbrokers]

• Plural form of powerbroker. (noun)

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• "A story that the mainstream media has completely missed is the Bush family's 40 year long history of private dealings with some pretty odiferous powerbrokers from the Mexican elite."
• "The corrupt people, which are the warlords, which are the drug dealers, the powerbrokers are the ones responsible."
• "But last night, as rain tumbled down on Canberra's Parliament House, soaking TV crews camped outside trying to get a shot - any shot - of the action, so-called powerbrokers were wandering in and out of Hockey's office, brows furrowed, and there was even greater uncertainty in the Senate about the fate of the emissions scheme."